Ebtjit-squeezing tongs



G. C. KEPPELER.

FRUIT SQUEEZING TONGS. APPLlcAnoN'F'ILED SEPT. 12. 1911.

Patented J une 3, 1919.

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GEORGE C. KEPPELER, OF WEST BADEN, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR F ONE-HALF TO THEODORE DIXON, OF WEST BADEN, INDIANA.

FRUIT-SQUEEZING TONGS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 12, 1917. Serial No. 190,873.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, GEORGE C. KEPPELER, a citizen of the United States of America, a resident of West Baden, county of Orange, and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fruit- Squeezingl Tongs, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to aI simple and inexpensive device for extracting the juice from slices or pieces of lemon or other fruits, the device being intended more particularly for use in squeezing slices of lemon used for iced tea or other beverages.

Figure I is a perspective view of my sqncezer.

Fig. II is a top view of the squeezer.

Fig. III is a longitudinal section.

Fig. IV is a View showing the squeezer as it appears when hung upon a tumbler.

In its preferred form my squeezer isl made from a single piece of resilient metal, preferably steehthe piece of metal being bent midway of its ends to provide U-shaped spring tongs'comprising a pair of arms l and 1 joined by a bow 2 serving to normally hold the arms separated from each other. The arm 1 terminates in a. dished jaw 3 and the arm l terminates ina dished jaw 4, the dishing of the jaws being in the same direction so that when the jaws are moved toward each other the convex side of the jaw 4 will tend to enter into the concavity of the jaw 3. The jaw 3 is formed to provide an abrupt marginal wall 3 extending throughout the sides and frontl end of the jaw, the purpose of this wall yheilig to form a barrier which will prevent the. nice extracted from al piece of fruit being projected laterally during squeezing operation.

One of the arms of my squeezer is provided with a. hanger hook 5, by which the squeezer may be hung upon ay tumbler or other vessel, said hanger hook being preferably produced by striking a tongue from the arm furnished with a hook and bending this tongue into the desired shape to produce the hanger hook.

I claim:

l. A fruit squeezer consisting of a single piece of metal bent to form U-shaped tongs having a spring bow, the armsof said tongs terminating in jaws dished in a corresponding direction so that the convex side of one jaw will enter the conca-vity of the second jaw.

2. A fruit squeezer consisting of a single piece of metal bent to torni U-shaped tongs having a spring bow, the arms of said tongs terminating in jaws dished in a corresponding direction so that the convex side of one jaw will enter the eoncavity of the second jaw, said second jaw having an abrupt marginal wall serving to prevent lateral projection of extractedv juices during squeezing operation.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I hereunto aiiix my signature.

GEORGE C. KEIPELICR; 

